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Spain’s fifth Davis Cup title party in 11 years fell flat when Rafael Nadal revealed he’d skip next year’s title defence while brother-in-arms David Ferrer called time on his tournament duties. Spain’s Rafael Nadal (pictured) during the Davis Cup final against Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro on December 4. World number two Nadal, who [...]
Vietnam opened the door to the SEA Games’ semi-final round after their 2-0 victory over East Timor yesterday at Jakarta’s Lebak Bulus Stadium. Vietnam team celebrating a goal. Photo by Dtinews Locals celebrating the team’s victory in HCM City. Photo by Dtinews Vietnam with seven points from three matches returned to the top position in group [...]
The Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) will open in November but the host country – Indonesia – has heated up the atmosphere among the participant countries when it removed women’s football from the games. Over a month ago, at the meeting of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), the Indonesian Football Federation announced that the [...]
Queens Park Rangers maintained their drive towards automatic promotion with a straightforward win at Middlesbrough. Midfield playmaker Adel Taarabt, an influential figure for the visitors, squared a ball for Heidar Helguson, who fired in from 12 yards. Helguson nodded in a second after an inviting cross from Wayne Routledge. Taarabt got the reward for his [...]
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Click to play Click to play Advertisement United’s assistant manager Phelan hopes to avoid Rooney ‘witch hunt’ Sir Alex Ferguson claimed that the media would target Wayne Rooney after accusations he escaped a sending off in Manchester United’s 4-0 win at Wigan. Wigan boss Roberto Martinez [...]
Bullish league leaders Manchester United tightened their grip on the title race after pushing aside Wigan to move four points clear of Arsenal. Relegation-threatened Wigan shone early on but Edwin van der Sar stood solid. Javier Hernandez cleverly clipped in rampant Nani’s cross after 17 minutes as the visitors gradually took control. Mexican striker Hernandez [...]
World number three Novak Djokovic continued his superb start to 2011 by defeating Roger Federer to secure a third straight title in Dubai. The Serbian followed up his Australian Open victory earlier this month with a 6-3 6-3 win in Saturday’s final to take his winning streak to 14 matches. Djokovic broke twice …
England gave their Grand Slam hopes a major boost as they ended defending champions France’s eight-match winning streak in the Six Nations. Toby Flood kicked England into a 9-3 lead but Dimitri Yachvili’s boot made it 9-9 at the break. Ben Foden’s try saw England go back in front before Jonny Wilkinson resumed …
After several cancellations, Portuguese coach Henrique Manuel da Silva Calisto will sign a 3-year contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on March 4. The federation’s Chair Nguyen Trong Hy confirmed the signing date on February 28. VNExpress quoted Hy as stating: “The VFF and Coach Calisto have agreed with …
The 2009 International Dancesport Championship – Me Trang Cup will take place at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace in Hanoi on September 16-19. Competition programme includes the National Championship, the National Cup for Dancesport Clubs and the Vietnam Open – pre-Indoor Games 3. The tournament draws the participation of more than 100 dancers of the [...]